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BIN

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Irregular inflected forms: binned    , binning   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A container; usually has a lid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bin" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bin"):

ash-bin; ash bin; ashbin; ashcan; dustbin; garbage can; trash barrel; trash bin; trash can; wastebin (a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)

coalbin; coalhole (a bin for holding coal)

crib (a bin or granary for storing grains)

flour bin (a bin for holding flour)

litter-basket; litter basket; litterbin (bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish)

parts bin (a bin for holding spare parts)

recycling bin (a bin for depositing things to be recycled)

Derivation:

bin (store in bins)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself

Synonyms:

ABA transit number; bank identification number; BIN

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("BIN" is a kind of...):

number (a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The quantity contained in a bin

Synonyms:

bin; binful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("bin" is a kind of...):

containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Store in bins

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "bin" is one way to...):

hive away; lay in; put in; salt away; stack away; stash away; store (keep or lay aside for future use)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bin (a container; usually has a lid)

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